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"Fuelled by a cartoonish energy”: Atomic Rooster’s Atomic Rooster, remastered and expanded
By Joe Banks published
The proto-prog trio’s crunching 80s revamp revisited, with extras and a live set

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe’s Luminal and Lateral are a double victory
By Julian Marszalek published
Stunning collaboration yields two albums that are different – while also, somehow, the same

“He seems determined to prove he can sound unlike Genesis”: Nad Sylvan’s Monumentata
By Chris Roberts published
Best known as Steve Hackett’s live vocalist, he moves away from his usual tone with darker, more personal music than his earlier solo output

Steve Harley shows who's boss on the 50th Anniversary edition of The Best Years Of Our Lives
By John Aizlewood published
Lavishly expanded 50th-anniversary edition of the album where Cockney Rebel suffered reduced billing (includes the big hit)

Every Motley Crue album ranked from worst to best
By Paul Elliott last updated
Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and nine albums – here ranked from worst to best

Every Motörhead studio album ranked from worst to best
By Malcolm Dome last updated
Motörhead’s appetite for virulent, violent melodies charted over the course of 23 ear-threatening albums

One TV smile made Marillion’s name, and made Misplaced Childhood a hit
By Mark Blake published
A pill in the post, a mystery woman and a chat show appearance helped turn the band into rock stars and took their 1985 dark prog masterpiece to Number One

Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious Purple past
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound that brought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple
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